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The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves

Published: July 22, 2021, 1:37 p.m.

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It\\u2019s July 22nd. This day in 1975, Congress voted to restore citizenship to Robert E. Lee, more than a hundred years after his death.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by author John Reeves to talk about why this vote took place, how it tied into a false theory about a missing citizenship oath, and what the myth of Lee says about how the Confederacy has been restored in the public imagination.

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John Reeve\\u2019s book is \\u201cThe Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee: The Forgotten Case against an American Icon\\u201d

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Julie Shapiro, Executive Producer at Radiotopia

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